वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-13

रक्षाम इति यैरुक्तं राक्षसास्ते भवन्तु वः ।
यक्षाम इति यैरुक्तं ते वै यक्षा भवन्तु वः ॥१३॥

13. rakṣāma iti yairuktaṃ rākṣasāste bhavantu vaḥ ,
yakṣāma iti yairuktaṃ te vai yakṣā bhavantu vaḥ.

13. rakṣāmaḥ iti yaiḥ uktam rākṣasāḥ te bhavantu vaḥ |
yakṣāmaḥ iti yaiḥ uktam te vai yakṣāḥ bhavantu vaḥ

13. To those who said, "Let us protect," he declared, "They shall be your (rākṣasas)." And to those who said, "Let us worship," he declared, "They indeed shall be your (yakṣas)."

Words meanings summery:

• रक्षामः (rakṣāmaḥ) - let us protect (we protect, let us protect)

• इति (iti) - saying (thus, so, saying)

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom (by whom, by which)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - it was said (spoken, said)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - (rākṣasas) (demons, fiends, (rākṣasas))

• ते (te) - they

• भवन्तु (bhavantu) - they shall be (let them be, may they be, they shall be)

• वः (vaḥ) - your (your, to you)

• यक्षामः (yakṣāmaḥ) - let us worship (we worship, we sacrifice, let us worship)

• इति (iti) - saying (thus, so, saying)

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom (by whom, by which)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - it was said (spoken, said)

• ते (te) - they

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - (yakṣas) (demigods, celestial beings, (yakṣas))

• भवन्तु (bhavantu) - they shall be (let them be, may they be, they shall be)

• वः (vaḥ) - your (your, to you)

Words meanings and morphology

रक्षामः (rakṣāmaḥ) - let us protect (we protect, let us protect)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Present Active Indicative

1st person plural

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

इति (iti) - saying (thus, so, saying)

(indeclinable)

यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

उक्तम् (uktam) - it was said (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

from root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - (rākṣasas) (demons, fiends, (rākṣasas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a fiend, a class of mythical beings

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

भवन्तु (bhavantu) - they shall be (let them be, may they be, they shall be)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative Active

3rd person plural

Root: bhū (class 1)

वः (vaḥ) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

यक्षामः (yakṣāmaḥ) - let us worship (we worship, we sacrifice, let us worship)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yaj

Present Active Indicative

1st person plural

Root: yaj (class 1)

इति (iti) - saying (thus, so, saying)

(indeclinable)

यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

उक्तम् (uktam) - it was said (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

from root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - (yakṣas) (demigods, celestial beings, (yakṣas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, demigod, nature-spirit

भवन्तु (bhavantu) - they shall be (let them be, may they be, they shall be)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative Active

3rd person plural

Root: bhū (class 1)

वः (vaḥ) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you